Honey — Food in Africa

Africa: Honey — Food was 265 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
265 1000 t
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
4th
of 39 groups
All-time high
265 1000 t
in 2023
All-time low
144 1000 t
in 2019
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Honey — Food in Africa, 2010–2023

01002003002010201620232010: 165 1000 t2011: 148 1000 t2012: 159 1000 t2013: 156 1000 t2014: 186 1000 t2015: 202 1000 t2016: 183 1000 t2017: 177 1000 t2018: 182 1000 t2019: 144 1000 t2020: 150 1000 t2021: 151 1000 t2022: 257 1000 t2023: 265 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

Africa recorded 265 1000 t for honey — food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, honey — food in Africa peaked at 265 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 144 1000 t, in 2019.

That places Africa 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 170.2 1000 t 144 1000 t 202 1000 t 10
2020s 205.75 1000 t 150 1000 t 265 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 293 1000 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 278 1000 t compare
  3. 3 Germany 80 1000 t compare
  4. 3 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 80 1000 t compare
  5. 5 Russian Federation 60 1000 t compare
  6. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 52 1000 t compare
  7. 7 Sierra Leone 47 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is honey — food in Africa?
Honey — food in Africa was 265 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest honey — food recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 265 1000 t in 2023.
What is the lowest honey — food recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 144 1000 t in 2019.
How does Africa rank for honey — food?
Africa ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
Is honey — food rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Honey — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Honey — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
212 places, 2,878 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.